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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1974-12-05, Page 1yikoh NO. 49 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1974 ELECTION VICTORS IN HAY - John Tinney, left, is shown being congratulated by incuinbent Joseph Hoffman on Monday night following his election to the office of reeve in Hay Township. He picked up a majority of 55 votes over Mr. Hoffman to register his victory. On the right is Tony Bedard, who was the new member elected to the Hay Council at Monday's balloting. Raise salaries of county officials (by Shirley J. Keller) Salaries for Huron County's department heads were increased at last week's session of county council as reeves and deputy - reeves went into committee of the whole with the press present to discuss the matter. Results were; Dr. Frank Mills, Medical Officer of Health, $32, 000 from $28, 000; J.W. Britnell, county engineer, $28, 000 from $25, 000; John Berry, clerk -treasurer, $24, 000 from $21,280; Bill Hanley, assistant clerk -treasurer, $20, 000 from $16, 980. Gary David- son, Planning Director, $19, 600 from $17,500; Chester Archibald, Huronview Admin- istrator. $16,400 from $14,600; Fill slate in Zurich One candidate was nominated in the village of Zurich last week to fill the fourth seat on the council. George Haggitt, a veteran member of the coun- cil, was the only name brought forward for the position. Unfortunately Mr. Haggitt had planned to be nominated at the regular nomination per- iod several weeks ago, but due to a technicality in Ontario's complicated municipal regulat- ions he was unable to have his paper presented. His nomination at that time had been filled out, but he was away on holidays and did not realize he had to be present to have his paper accepted. Rounding out the council for the village of Zurich for the next two years will be reeve Fred Habere and councillors Leroy Thiel, Ray McKinnon and Isidore Laporte, who had all ben nominated during the prev- ious time set for the forms to be accepted. Spence Cummings, Develop- ment Officer, $13, 500 from $]2, 000; John MacKinnon, Social Services director, $14, 000 from $12, 000; Ray Scotch - mer, $11,500 from $8, 800; and jim Sheardown, custodial staff, $11, 500 from $8, 700. A dental plan and an optical plan were added to the employee benefits; persons in the county employ for 10 years willnow receive five weeks holidays with pay, not four weeks as previous- ly; and statutory holiday now number 12, not 10. Mileage rates for employees went from $60 per month plus 10 cents a anile to $60 per month and 12 cents a mile. Casual Three for warden (by Shirley J. Keller) There will be a three-way race in early January 1975 for the Warden of Huron County. Two newcomers and one veter- an to the warden's race will take to the road during the next few weeks to seek support from among the county's reeves and deputy -reeves. Harold Lobb, Reeve of Clin- ton, is making another bid for the warden's job. In told coun- cil that in the past 100 years there has only been two wardens from Clinton - David Cantelon in 1905 and George Elliott in 1934. "I think it is about time we had another one, admitted Lobb. The Clinton reeve has been at county council for five years and announced last year he'd be a candidate for warden in 1975. He was defeated in a previous attempt to become warden. Anson McKinley, Reeve of (continued on page 14) mileage was increased from 15 cents to 17 cents. Council remuneration was also increased from $32 to $40 per day (no change in the $25 half-day remuneration) with night meetings also to be paid at the $40 rate; and honorarium to the warden went from $2, 000 annually to $2, 500, the warden to be allowed to charge the expenses for his wife when both are attending a convention. The Social Services Commit- tee received approval for imp- roved earnings exemptions for persons on welfare assistance including the deduction of babysitting fees for recipients in single -parent families; board and lodging incidental allow- ances increased from $20 to $30 monthly for single persons and family heads ($10 for dep- endents); and some changes in the liquid assets allowable for both long-term and tempor- ary welfare recipients. 0 Hensall council The four present members of Hensall council were all return- ed by acclamation at Monday's municipal elections. Leading the polls was Murray Baker with a total of 254 votes, follow- ed closely by Harold Knight with 251. Paul Neilands picked up a total of 229 votes, while Len Erb had 205. The two defeated candidates were Janis Bisback, with 188, and William Fuss with 86. Hensall's reeve, John Baker, was elected by acclamation. Also back in office by acclam- ation are the two PUC inernbers in Hensall, Charles Hay and Rodger Venner. The reeve is the third member of the com- mission. 15¢ PER COPY Zurich voters favor new office building Property owners in the vill- age of Zurich heartily endorsed the plans of the council for a new municipal office building when they went to vote on the issue on Monday. Voting in favour of the project were 121 persons, while only 81 opposed the plan. Over two-thirds of the persons eligible to vote on a money by-law voiced their op- inion. Contacted following the dec- isive victory on Monday, sever- al members of the council ind- icated they hope plans may be speeded up for the project now, and construction may get under way early in the new year. To qualify for the sizeable grants which are available for the building it must be completed by the end of May. The new building will accom- modate a public library, the clerk -treasurer's office, and an office for the hydro -water syst- em. There will also be a suit- able space for cou ncil meet- ings where delegations and visitors will have room to be in attendance. Considerable opposition to the plan was voiced a couple of months ago when several persons took a petition around the vill- age in protest. However, when the property owners were told New council in Stephen Township The Township of Stephen will have three new ineiubers on their council for the next two years following Monday's elect- ion. They are Alan Walper, who led the polls with 561 votes, Ralph Weber, with 524, and Doug Russell, with 430. the full details of the project many of thein changed their mind and favoured the plans. The new building will be located on Main Street at the corner of Frederick, where the former Rose Garage and Lunch was situated. Council purchased the property some months ago. 0 New reeve i Hay Township A veteran member of Hay Township council and the in- cumbent deputy, John Tinney, upset reeve Joseph Hoffman for the chief officer's position in Monday's election. He cause up with 479 votes, a majority of 55 over the incumbent reeve. In the Monday voting Tinney picked up his biggest majority in his home poll, with 105 votes compared to nine for Hoffman. His next best poll was number two, where he picked up 122 while his opponent received 40. The other poll in which Tinney had an edge was number six, with 71 votes compared to 60 for Hoffman. The polls in which Hoffman had a majority were number three, where he received 118 to 77 for Tinney; number four, 58 to 27; and number five, 102 to 68. The advance poll gave Hoffman 22 to eight for Tinney. Two incumbents led the polls in the fight for three seats on the council. They were Lionel Wilder and Lloyd Mouss- eau, who tied with 663 votes each. The third member of the council for the next two years will by Tony Bedard, who edg- ed out Donald Geiger with 460 votes to 416. SEEK SANTA DRAW - Patti and Debbie Smith, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Smith Zurich, pulled the winning tickets in the first weekly "Seek Santa" contest currently under way in the Citizens News. Winners of $5 merchandise vouchers were Mrs. Clarence Geoffrey, Zurich, Mrs. Jerome Dietrich, R, R. 3, Zurich, and Harold Deichert, R,R.1, Zurich. Draws will be made for the next three weeks, and in each case all entries must be in by Tuesday noon.